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History:

An Era of Progress

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Plotted Post Office, general store, shoe shop, blacksmith, and grist & sawmil

Founded: Lutheran Church, St. Scholastia, District 7 School

Post Office of Heidelberg disappeared, became Housing gusta kimmet

Cornerstone "New" St. Scholastica Church founded in Heidelberg

Open Coffee-Schnapps House, business block built, Anikoz Hall with dance & music by Heidelberg Band

Creamery also became a cheese factory - only one in Nicollet and Le Sueur Cty

Wood Fire Steam Engine/Threshing Machine was used and brought into the area

Ademmer car-dust fly over house buggy, outdoor pheasant hunting

First City Council Meeting - July 5, 1894

Volunteer Fire Department, used church bell for fire alarm later built the Bell Tower

Support for coal / flour was asked for which lead to call for social service support in community

Fire in town that some residential structures were burned down

Frank Heil and Frederick Ihrig arrived from Germany and settled in the area

City Hall was Built, the lot was purchased by St. Scholastic

Heidelberg Athletic Association established, combination include with the Chamber of Commerce, Jaycees, American Legion, Jaycees, VFW, and more.

Bicentennial Celebration brought local, county, state, and regional people to Heidelberg. From presentations and speeches by law makers and local government offiials to food and social hour and the largest Euchre tournament still in record. This celebration was one that history recorded.

An Era of

Progress

An Era in Progress

Written in 1976 for the Bicentennial Celebration of Heidelberg by a group of volunteers who worked to

bring Heidelberg's history to print and pictures.

Le Sueur County Historical Society

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In 1970 a group of citizens in Heidelberg created the Heidelberg Athletic Association. Over the past few decades this association has continued on promoting community involvement. There have been Heidelberg Softball teams, sports affiliations, and more. Modern day Heidelberg Athletic Association promotes and directs the annual Heidelberg Community Day in September as well as managing all aspects of the Heidelberg parks and fields.

Park & Community